Telenor of Norway Joins Viag
And BT in German Partnership

By

Silvia Ascarelli Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Feb. 7, 1997 12:01 a.m. ET

FRANKFURT -- British Telecommunications PLC and German utility Viag AG added Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor AS to their German telecom partnership -- and said there's still room for a mass merchandiser to join as well.

Telenor, which will take a 10% stake in the joint venture known as Viag Interkom GmbH, brings sorely needed expertise in constructing high-density cellular-phone networks. The BT/Viag consortium was awarded...